Thread: Henckels Friodor 8/8 scales

Never seen a 8/8 Henckels. Is the filework original? I really like it. I would probably just do as another member mentioned and sand them down. They are good looking scales.

I am not all that talented with this stuff. I hone all of my razors and do a very good job but it took me forever to get the hang of it. I have never taken the scales off a razor although I have some idea how it is done. I like the idea of keeping the wood scales but having them be about half as wide. The tang on this razor is very wide. With the scales, it is too much.

Tell me if i'm right on this. I would need a small peening hammer, pins and washers and sand paper. I have a vise with a platform for reinstalling the pins but am not sure how to hold the razor steady to get them off.

If you are not comfortable with this type of work, you could always send it to another member to have the work done. By the time you buy the tools/supplies/parts you probably could have paid to have it done professionally.

I know there are other members that do that kind of work, but gssixgun is the first that comes to mind (I watched one of his videos about repinning on youtube).

If you decide to do it yourself, you will also need something to cut the pins to size and something to remove the current pins/washers (file, pin vise, or drill).

I have rescaled many of these for shavingshop.com although that is not one of my rescales and I have one of my own. Couple things, the Spanish point grind is longer than your average blade. The generic scales you will find online will not fit. They are too short. Even the twinworks scales will not fit that razor. The square and round points are shorter length in the 8/8 and will work, but not the Spanish point. If length is your issue, you are stuck. You are not going to get shorter set of scales that will properly fit that blade if it is pure width, G10 or horn would work, wood would be too thin and break easy. Your pins are not pins, they are micro fasteners. They take real small Allen wrench and you can unscrew them and take it apart.

Those Pins look more like Torx bolts then peened pins look closely first

These razors are hard to fit scales too even custom ones are a pain because of the Tangs..

That is why the "Wedge" is so big

To do a traditional style set of scales you almost have to use a 3rd pin to get around the Tang..

Check the pins first then proceed from there,, post better pics of what you find and I will try and talk you through it, honestly I would NOT recommend this razor to anyone for a first set of custom scales..

You have the Tnag and the overly long heel to contend with on the 8/8, you can see where people have done all sorts of oddball stuff to Generic scales to get them to fit the 8/8 3rd Generation Friodurs

The horn scales pictured look terrific. I think, however, I might just leave it alone for awhile. It came in a large box and fits fine. It just doesn't fit in my 7 razor box. The razor takes an unreal edge. Almost too sharp. Overall, I like the razor but the odd width is a pain.